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Private Ephesus Tour: Explore at Your Own Pace
5.0
610 Ratings
Kusadasi
Discover Ephesus on a private tour tailored just for you. Explore at your own pace with an expert guide. Book your exclusive adventure now.
Discover Ephesus on a private tour tailored just for you. Explore at your own pace with an expert guide. Book your exclusive adventure now.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kusadasi - Our team will greet you at the port.
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - This is a significant pilgrimage site for Christians, believed to be where the Virgin Mary spent her final days and passed away. Pope Paul VI visited in 1967 and ‘unofficially’ affirmed its authenticity. Pope John Paul II visited in 1979, and Pope Benedict…
- Kusadasi - Our team will greet you at the port.
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - This is a significant pilgrimage site for Christians, believed to be where the Virgin Mary spent her final days and passed away. Pope Paul VI visited in 1967 and ‘unofficially’ affirmed its authenticity. Pope John Paul II visited in 1979, and Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. During their visits, they left gifts that are on display.
- Ancient City of Ephesus - The Ancient City of Ephesus.
- The Temple of Artemis - One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- Okuz Mehmet Pasa Kervansarayi - Situated very close to the port, visible once you meet your guide.
- Kusadasi Castle - Located opposite the Port of Kusadasi.
- Kusadasi Market - The market is very close to the port, allowing you time to explore at the end of the tour.
- Kuşadası Port Türkiye - Kusadasi Port / Ege Ports is where your tour guide will meet you after your ship docks.
- Ege Ports - Ege Ports is where the cruise ships dock, and we will meet you with a sign bearing your name.
- Kusadasi - Kusadasi
What's Included
- Fully air-conditioned brand new vehicle with separate driver
- Professional licensed local tour guide
- Port/hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- All taxes
- All parking fees
- 100% satisfaction
- Fully air-conditioned brand new vehicle with separate driver
- Professional licensed local tour guide
- Port/hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- All taxes
- All parking fees
- 100% satisfaction
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees ( We will arrange the tickets in advance, so you will skip long ticket lines
- Entrance fees ( We will arrange the tickets in advance, so you will skip long ticket lines
Additional Information
THIS IS A PRIVATE TOUR ONLY FOR YOUR PARTY, NOT A GROUP TOUR THAT YOU SHARE YOUR TOUR GUIDE WITH OTHER PEOPLE. SO, YOU CAN SPEND YOUR TIME IN EACH PLACE AS MUCH AS YOU WISHED, EXPLORE THE AREA WITH SLOW PACE, NO RUSH. BECAUSE YOU DO NOT COME HERE EVERYDAY / Do not lose this opportunity that may come once in your life time. You will visit the most…
THIS IS A PRIVATE TOUR ONLY FOR YOUR PARTY, NOT A GROUP TOUR THAT YOU SHARE YOUR TOUR GUIDE WITH OTHER PEOPLE. SO, YOU CAN SPEND YOUR TIME IN EACH PLACE AS MUCH AS YOU WISHED, EXPLORE THE AREA WITH SLOW PACE, NO RUSH. BECAUSE YOU DO NOT COME HERE EVERYDAY / Do not lose this opportunity that may come once in your life time. You will visit the most popular sights with an expert local tour guide.
This private tour lets you devise your own itinerary. Choose to visit Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and the House of the Virgin Mary, Terrace Houses; shop for traditional handicrafts; have a great local lunch. You will see all the highlights of area. This private tour lets you devise your own itinerary. Choose to visit Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and the House of the Virgin Mary; shop for traditional handicrafts; or Terrace Houses.
- For Cruise Guests / WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO MEET AT PORT AFTER 30 / 45 MINUTES YOUR SHIP DOCKED TO PORT IN ORDER TO BEAT CROWDS / SCHOOL BUSES AND HOT WEATHER IN THE AFTERNOON. IT IS BETTER TO MEET EARLY TO HAVE A BETTER TOUR IN EPHESUS BEFORE THE CROWDS.
- WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO MEET AT 8.00AM IF YOUR SHIP’S SCHEDULED ARRIVAL TIME IS 7.00AM. IF YOUR SHIP’S SCHEDULED ARRIVAL TIME IS LATER THAN 7.00AM, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO MEET AFTER 30 MINUTES YOUR SHIP DOCKED TO PORT IN ORDER TO BEAT CROWDS FROM CRUISE SHIPS, SCHOOL BUSES AND HOT WEATHER IN THE AFTERNOON.
- THIS TOUR IS FOR CRUISE GUESTS ONLY. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM A CRUISE SHIP, PLEASE DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR AND CHECK OUR OTHER TOUR OPTIONS
- OUR TOURS ARE ONLY IN ENGLISH, WE DO NOT GIVE TOURS IN SPANISH OR OTHER LANGUAGAES
- WE GUARENTEE TO GET YOU BACK TO SHIP ON TIME
Location
Kusadasi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Laura
Jun 28, 2025
Best tour guide and experience - This private tour was exceptional and Mustafa was the best tour guide we could have asked for! We were picked up promptly and were able to customize our itinerary. Mustafa gave us a great history of Ephesus as we toured the ruins. We then went to a local family run pottery business and got an in depth explanation of how they make their pottery. We then had lunch and got to see how Turkish rugs are made. I even got to put a few knots of the rug in! I would highly recommend this tour.
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Smoore238
Jun 25, 2025
Private tour worth it - Azime our tour guide was very good! Very nice car and day all around. We did beat the crowds to get into places. Private tour allowed us to ask our own questions and hear everything. This was much less expensive than doing a private tour through our cruise line.
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Chris_b
May 19, 2025
Tour to Ephesus , Mary , and John’s Church - First Zafer Bozoglu was our tour guide. He was so friendly and knowledgeable about Mary’s home , Ephesus and John’s church and burial site. He asked us what we wanted and shaped the itinerary to see the sights and helped us recreate the history of these 3 sites. We spend the majority of our time in Ephesus recreating the history as well as focusing on Paul’s mission to the Ephesians as if we were back in 1st century AD. We learned a semesters worth of information In a few hours. This is the ONLY way to do this tour. Zafer was an A++!
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Roz_g
Apr 10, 2025
Phenomenal experience - book this! - I cannot tell you how great this lady is! Do not go with anyone else. Engaging and warm, deeply knowledgeable. Listener and modified the tour based on exactly what we wanted on the day, with exactly the local knowledge needed to deliver every experience the three (Grandma, daughter and Mum) desired. We had the best day and would not change a thing.
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Ogden2016
Nov 9, 2024
Highly recommend this excursion. - A trip to the ancient city of Ephesus is the main attraction of a visit to Kusadasi. What Ephesus Port Tours provided was exactly how it was described on Trip Advisor. When I booked this tour, I was not sure of just what to expect as to a “private tour,” but indeed it was private for just Barbara and me. The vehicle was like a small limo, so that the guide sat in the back with us and facing us to talk, while a very courteous driver drove us to the many locations. Having a separate guide and driver was fabulous.
Our scheduled start time was noon, based upon our ship arrival time. It was easy to find the check-in spot, and the tour began right away. There was no waiting around, no wasted time. We were introduced to the guide, Banu, and off we went. On the way to Ephesus Banu explained that she would take us to the sites we wanted to go to, and outlined the possibilities. Ephesus was of course first on the list, and beyond that, we sought her advice, and we made selections along the way. [Mary’s House was one of the popular choices, but we decided to pass on that.] Being able to discuss with Banu while the driver was driving, made the tour extremely efficient – no standing around like you may experience on many group tours.
Banu was very personable, easy to understand, and very fluent and enthusiastic about the touring. As we toured Ephesus, she explained what we were seeing, not just talking about the history (which we could read by ourselves in a book at home). Explained in an understandable manner, at a good pace - not hurried, but not plodding.
We then stopped at a place that sold Turkish rugs, and that featured showing us some of the steps in the weaving of the rugs – women weaving them on a large loom, the process of making the silk fabric from strands from silk worms, and coloring the resulting silk fabric. [This is a destination I understand most guides will take tourists to. Very fascinating - but we didn’t buy any!]
Next we stopped at a similar place that sold Turkish pottery, and that featured showing us some of the steps in making the pottery – fashioning the vase on a wheel, while another was being painted with a delicate design. We then wandered through the store to view the beautiful products. Very fascinating - but we felt a little bad not buying any!
We then made two other brief stops, and it was time to return to our ship.
We departed feeling Banu was a good friend. We highly recommend this tour, and if you book it, see if you can request Banu as your guide.
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Joyce_n
Nov 7, 2024
Don't miss this tour!!! - This was the best tour in our 9 day trip. It was truly a private tour with a large luxury Mercedes van and a driver. The tour guide Neslie, was sensational, she was knowledgeable, personable and spoke perfect English. She made sure that we saw all the important sights in and around Ephesus. She arranged a wonderful typical meal for us to experience at a cost of $10 each and would not allow us to buy her meal. I can't say enough about our wonderful guide and friend, she made this tour memorable and the highlight of our trip.
Thank you!
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Cynthia_j
Nov 1, 2024
Excellent - Excellent, our guide Metin was knowledgeable, professional and listened to our needs. So interesting. Would recommend to people who want to see Ephesus.
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Cheryl_f
Oct 28, 2024
Great tour in Ephesus - We loved our tour. Our guide was a bit pushy at the end trying to get us all to give him a good review. We would have done that on our own! The lunch at the rug factory was a highlight.
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Ivan_f
Oct 25, 2024
The hidden treasures of Ephesus - Since this was our second visit to Ephesus, we de decided to let our guide have flexibility in showing us the non historic and artesanal treasures. We were significantly surprised of his choices. My wife ended up doing a spontaneous runway show of leather clothes.
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Deanna_m
Oct 12, 2024
Definately worth the money and time!! - Memo was a fantastic tour guide! We saw the ancient ruins of Ephesus, walked the path of the Apostle Paul, saw the tower of Artemis, was taught how handmade rugs are made as well as beautiful ceramics. Memo took us to a great local spot for a wonderful and affordable lunch!! I would highly recommend this tour and our tour guide Memo!
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